Did anybody else get a random call from the NCAA office in Indy? I did today and just thought it was a weird voicemail. They didn’t offer any details besides that it was a guy from Indy calling about the Frozen Four.
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Originally posted by still an empty net View PostDid anybody else get a random call from the NCAA office in Indy? I did today and just thought it was a weird voicemail. They didn’t offer any details besides that it was a guy from Indy calling about the Frozen Four.Can't we all just get along?
Always remember... This is just a game we're talking about here. Let's not take it all too seriously.
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I've gotten them before, when we didn't renew last year. I told them pretty clearly that the reason was that we got pretty poor seats in the largest NHL stadium in the country after getting a pretty darned good priority number. We moved from very good middle height, lower bowl up to the nose bleed level. I didn't appreciate that at all. And the fact that I paid more to get less was the tipping point.
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I'd like to know if the tickets in the school blocks people are buying from the 4 participating teams are in the lower bowl like they used to be (and should be). In 2017 the lower bowl tickets were not made available to me. Odd because demand for the FF seems to be short of what it was some years ago.
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Originally posted by WeAreNDHockey View PostI'd like to know if the tickets in the school blocks people are buying from the 4 participating teams are in the lower bowl like they used to be (and should be). In 2017 the lower bowl tickets were not made available to me. Odd because demand for the FF seems to be short of what it was some years ago.Russell Jaslow
[Former] SUNYAC Correspondent
U.S. College Hockey Online
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Originally posted by alfablue View PostI've gotten them before, when we didn't renew last year. I told them pretty clearly that the reason was that we got pretty poor seats in the largest NHL stadium in the country after getting a pretty darned good priority number. We moved from very good middle height, lower bowl up to the nose bleed level. I didn't appreciate that at all. And the fact that I paid more to get less was the tipping point.
Even so, I am surprised that too many folks with decent priority numbers would end up in nose-bleeds nowadays. These things are not even close to selling out ahead of time anymore. Of course it may depend on your definition of "pretty darned good priority number".Can't we all just get along?
Always remember... This is just a game we're talking about here. Let's not take it all too seriously.
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Originally posted by Russell Jaslow View PostThey are way overpriced for the Buffalo area. Like I said in a separate thread earlier in the year, you would have thought Buffalo learned their lesson from the World Juniors last year, and the WJC can depend on nearby Canadian fans. The FF does not.
BTW, Russell, nice article in the NY District USAH playoffs. I didn't detect any North Country bias in it at all.CCT '77 & '78
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We haven't gone the past few years and we've gotten a call each year. Seems like kind of a combination of soft-sell (didn't come across like a used car salesman) to try to sell tickets and a marketing survey to find out why long time attendees aren't buying tickets. In our case the air travel got to be too much of a hassle. This year we were planning on driving, but we've got a conflict.
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Originally posted by TigerFan86-87 View PostIf what you're referring to is the lack of availability of seats when your number came up, I would guess that might be due to the increase in the maximum number of tickets we could order. Since we can now get up to 8, the higher priority folks may be claiming more early.
Even so, I am surprised that too many folks with decent priority numbers would end up in nose-bleeds nowadays. These things are not even close to selling out ahead of time anymore. Of course it may depend on your definition of "pretty darned good priority number".
We had a great run, as it was great to see my parents on a hockey vacation every year. And are ok with it being over.
But I was pretty clear with the NCAA person who called that we were not happy with the significant downgrade in seats.
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